Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accusable

/əˈkjuːzəbl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cus-able
IPA
/əˈkjuːzəbl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin accūsābilisbor. English accusable Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more accusable (comparative) most accusable (superlative)

Derived Forms

accusably unaccusable

Questions

How do you pronounce accusable?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkjuːzəbl/.
What does accusable mean?
Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
Where does accusable come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce accusable

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